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I've always wanted to understand the rede in full - I have a website taking it step by step, except it's wrong. I'll link it, please look through and tell me if you know what I can change. I'll update it based on what we learn here.

Rede

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1. Bide within the Law you must, in perfect Love and perfect Trust. Live you must and let to live, fairly take and fairly give.
Live within the laws of love and trust. Do as you must, but be fair.

2. For tread the Circle thrice about to keep unwelcome spirits out. To bind the spell well every time, let the spell be said in rhyme.
To protect a circle walk it’s confines thrice. Good spells are spoken in rhyme.

3. Light of eye and soft of touch, speak you little, listen much. Honor the Old Ones in deed and name, let love and light be our guides again.
Honor the God’s in what you do and when you name them. May love and light rule us.

I'd say that the first bit means to be kind and tolerant towards others and to listen to what others have to say

4. Deosil go by the waxing moon, chanting out the joyful tune. Widdershins go when the moon doth wane, and the werewolf howls by the dread wolfsbane.
Go clockwise when the moon is getting bigger (to protect a circle) , counterclockwise when the moon is getting smaller.

Widdershins means to go in the nude actually, not counterclockwise, but I've never heard this line before, I've always heard a different line that DOES say to go counterclockwise, but in this situation it doesn't say anything about that

5. When the Lady's moon is new, kiss the hand to Her times two. When the moon rides at Her peak then your heart's desire seek.
When the moon is a new one, pay the Lady hommage, when it’s the opposite ask of her what you will.

6. Heed the North winds mighty gale, lock the door and trim the sail. When the Wind blows from the East, expect the new and set the feast.
Refering to North, representing winter, and the east, representing fall

7. When the wind comes from the South, love will kiss you on the mouth. When the wind whispers from the West, all hearts will find peace and rest.
South, representing spring and West representing summer

8. Nine woods in the Cauldron go, burn them fast and burn them slow. Birch in the fire goes to represent what the Lady knows.
Nine woods get put in the cauldron, birch represents the knowledge of the Goddess.

9. Oak in the forest towers with might, in the fire it brings the God's insight. Rowan is a tree of power causing life and magick to flower.
Oak stands for strength and the wisdon of God. Rowan is for fertility and growth

Rowan isn't for fertility, it's for magickal properties such as rebirth and the third eye

10. Willows at the waterside stand ready to help us to the summerland. Hawthorn is burned to purify and to draw faerie to your eye.
Hawthorn is supposed to help you see faeries, or open your eyes.

Willows are a link between the physical plane and the summerland

11. Hazel-the tree of wisdom and learning adds its strength to the bright fire burning. White are the flowers of Apple tree that brings us fruits of fertility.
Hazel burns strong

Hazel is also used because it brings insight and wisdom, while apple is for fertility

12. Grapes grow upon the vine giving us both joy and wine. Fir does mark the evergreen to represent immortality seen.
Grapes do as told. Fir represents immortatilty and premencence.

Grapes and wine are used in ritual for libation and offering to the gods, firs represent reincrnation and rebirth

13. Elder is the Lady's tree burn it not or cursed you'll be. Four times the Major Sabbats mark in the light and in the dark.
Burn not the tree called Elder, for it represents the Goddess. Sabbats are holidays

The major sabbats represent the changing of seasons

14. As the old year starts to wane the new begins, it's now Samhain. When the time for Imbolc shows watch for flowers through the snows.
The end of the year, is the Sabbat, Samhain. (October 31st) Imbolic is one of the spring festivals

Samhain is the end of the Wiccan year and represents new beginnings while Imbolc represents the new lif of spring

15. When the wheel begins to turn soon the Beltane fires will burn. As the wheel turns to Lamas night power is brought to magick rite.
Beltane, is another Holiday. Lammas is in August, power heightens

Bon fires are to be burned at Beltane, Lamas is a very magickal night

16. Four times the Minor Sabbats fall use the Sun to mark them all. When the wheel has turned to Yule light the log the Horned One rules.
Dec 21st, Yule light the Yule log for the Horned King has overthrown the Holly King


17. In the spring, when night equals day time for Ostara to come our way. When the Sun has reached it's height time for Oak and Holly to fight.
Ostara comes when the times of light equal the times of darkness. (spring festival, Easter was planned on this day)

18. Harvesting comes to one and all when the Autumn Equinox does fall. Heed the flower, bush, and tree by the Lady blessed you'll be.
Harvest things in Autumn. Be watchful of the environment and the Lady will bless thee

19. Where the rippling waters go cast a stone, the truth you'll know. When you have and hold a need, harken not to others greed.
Take time to relax when you are worried (worry=”ripple”) and you’ll know the cause of your troubles.

This also speaks of not giving into other wishes or desires if it will harm you in the process

20. With a fool no season spend or be counted as his friend. Merry Meet and Merry Part bright the cheeks and warm the heart.
Don’t spend time with people you consider fools, otherwise you may be considered of his ilk. A good greeting (merry meet) makes one smile, and warms their heart

It means to be kind to others and try to make them feel welcome, to meet the merrily and bright their cheeks with laughter and warm their heart with kindness

21. Mind the Three-fold Laws you should three times bad and three times good. When misfortune is enow wear the star upon your brow.
The law of three, what you do shall come back to you three times. When bad things happen, deal with it.

If bad things happen it means that you have most likely done something bad and that you need to own up to it and try and make things right.

22. Be true in love this you must do unless your love is false to you.
Love truly, unless you find that the one who loves you doesn’t.

It means that if you love you must love truly, as in it says not to cheat. If you find that you do not truly love them then you should end it, never to lead them on

These Eight words the Rede fulfill: "An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will"
The last part, a summary. The Rede, short version

Fully updated now!